Nothing makes me happier than hanging out in the kitchen cooking for family and friends or just trying out recipes. I will use this blog to share with you my successes and failures, share recipes and who knows what else. Thanks for reading.

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Healthy-ish Cowboy Cookies

Healthy-ish Cowboy Cookies

Ok just to be clear we are talking about cookies so I use the term healthy-ish loosely....Compared to some of my other cookie recipes this one will provide some nutritional value. They are also some of the best cookies I have ever had. Enjoy.

Preheat oven to 350 and put rack close to top (not highest setting but one below that so away from heat source to avoid bottoms burning)

Combine first 5 ingredients in bowl and whisk together, set aside.

In a large bowl beat the butter with handheld mixer until smooth. Add in both the sugars and continue to beat until fluffy. Add in egg and vanilla and beat until smooth. Add in flour mixture and beat to form a dough (not long just until incorporated). Stir in by hand the oats, chocolate, nuts, fruit and coconut. Don't overs stir, just until even distributed. Form dough into 20 balls and divide between 2 parchment lined cooked sheets. Bake for 14-16 minutes, watch closely towards end as they can but fast.

Once out of the oven, allow to sit for 2 minutes then transfer with spatula to wire rack to cool.

Note: I find the parchment paper or a silpat is key to not burning the bottoms of these cookies as is rack placement in the oven. Also as far as the nuts and fruit go, feel free to substitute nuts and dried fruit if your choice if you don't like these.

About Me

I've been kicking around the idea of starting a food blog for a while now and decided today is the day! I would like to start by setting expectations :-). I am a home cook, I don't have any culinary training and not everything I make comes out as planned. That being said, I LOVE to cook! It is without a doubt my favorite thing to do and I also like to take photos of the things I make. I recently won a beautiful camera at a charity event and will use this blog as my inspiration to learn how to use my fancy new camera. Hopefully over the course of time you will see both my cooking and photography skills improve! I welcome your comments, suggestions, ideas and thoughts. Please also feel free to share my blog link with anyone you think may be interested! Thank you for your interest. Happy Cooking.